CVE-2026-5260
Publication date 30 April 2026
Last updated 27 May 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
A flaw was found in libgnutls. A remote attacker, by sending an extremely short premaster secret during an RSA key exchange to a server using an RSA key backed by a PKCS#11 token, could trigger a short heap overread. This memory corruption vulnerability could lead to information disclosure.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gnutls28 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 3.8.12-2ubuntu1.1
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| 25.10 questing |
Fixed 3.8.9-3ubuntu2.2
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 3.8.3-1.1ubuntu3.6
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 3.7.3-4ubuntu1.9
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.2 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8284-1
- GnuTLS vulnerabilities
- 20 May 2026